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Service bulletin 98877164

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id601416
Published by NHTSA1998-08-04
Manufacturer's number98877164
Manufacturer's date1998-04-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

SUBJECT REGARDING NO OR DELAYED ENGINE BRAKING. *YC

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
CADILLAC DEVILLE1998
CADILLAC ELDORADO1998
CADILLAC SEVILLE1998
OLDSMOBILE AURORA1998

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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